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ANNEX IU.K.FISHING EFFORT FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF DEMERSAL STOCKS IN THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA

The tables in this Annex set out the maximum allowable fishing effort (in fishing days) by stock groups, as defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1022, and overall length of vessels for all types of trawls(1) fishing for demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea.

All maximum allowable fishing efforts set out in this Annex shall be subject to the rules set out in Regulation (EU) 2019/1022 and Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

The references to fishing zones are references to GFCM geographical subareas (GSAs).

For the purposes of this Annex, the following comparative table of Latin names and common names of fish stocks is provided:

Scientific nameAlpha-3 codeCommon name
Aristaeomorpha foliaceaARSGiant red shrimp
Aristeus antennatusARABlue and red shrimp
Merluccius merlucciusHKEEuropean hake
Mullus barbatusMUTRed mullet
Nephrops norvegicusNEPNorway lobster
Parapenaeus longirostrisDPSDeep-water rose shrimp

Maximum allowable fishing effort in fishing days

(a)

[F1Alboran Sea, Balearic Islands, Northern Spain and Gulf of Lion (GSAs 1-2-5-6-7)

Stock group Overall length of vessels Spain France Italy Fishing effort group code
Red mullet in GSAs 1, 5, 6 and 7; Hake in GSAs 1-5-6-7; Deep-water rose shrimp in GSAs 1, 5 and 6; Norway lobster in GSAs 5 and 6. < 12 m 2 260 0 0 EFF1/MED1_TR1
≥ 12 m and < 18 m 24 284 0 0 EFF1/MED1_TR2
≥ 18 m and < 24 m 45 563 5 144 0 EFF1/MED1_TR3
≥ 24 m 16 047 6 258 0 EFF1/MED1_TR4
Blue and red shrimp in GSAs 1, 5, 6 and 7. < 12 m 0 0 0 EFF2/MED1_TR1
≥ 12 m and < 18 m 1 139 0 0 EFF2/MED1_TR2
≥ 18 m and < 24 m 11 535 0 0 EFF2/MED1_TR3
≥ 24 m 9 260 0 0 EFF2/MED1_TR4]
(b)

Corsica Island, Ligurian Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea and Sardinia Island (GSAs 8-9-10-11)

Stock groupOverall length of vesselsSpainFranceItalyFishing effort group code
Red mullet in GSAs 9, 10 and 11; Hake in GSAs 9-10-11; Deep-water rose shrimp in GSAs 9-10-11; Norway lobster in GSAs 9 and 10.< 12 m02083 081EFF1/MED2_TR1
≥ 12 m and < 18 m083346 350EFF1/MED2_TR2
≥ 18 m and < 24 m020831 170EFF1/MED2_TR3
≥ 24 m02084 160EFF1/MED2_TR4
Giant red shrimp in GSAs 9, 10 and 11.< 12 m00510EFF2/MED2_TR1
≥ 12 m and < 18 m003 760EFF2/MED2_TR2
≥ 18 m and < 24 m003 028EFF2/MED2_TR3
≥ 24 m00405EFF2/MED2_TR4
(1)

TBB, OTB, PTB, TBN, TBS, TB, OTM, PTM, TMS, TM, OTT, OT, PT, TX, OTP, TSP.